Circuit of 28.8 km to be repeated 9 times, thus touching a total of 260 kilometers. Canceled the escape, the race starts
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16.13 – 17 km to the finish
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All to be redone. Many shots at this stage. The ascent of Cima Gallisterna will be decisive.
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16.08 – 20 km to the finish
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Resumed Slovenian. Tom Dumoulin and Carapaz try. Then attack the Shark. Four remain: with the Sicilian, Landa, Uram, and van Aert.
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16.01 – 24 km to the finish
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A time trial for Pogacar, who does not turn around and increases his advantage.
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15.57 – 26 km to the finish
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Spain also arrives at the top of the group. The Slovenian is now scary. He continues to maintain a 20 “lead over the rest of the favorites.
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15.53 – 28 km to the finish
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The Slovenian’s advantage returns to rise: 25 “for him. The pursuing teams must not underestimate him and employ more men.
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15.46 – 35 km to the finish
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Pogacar’s advantage drops to 7 “. Belgium’s great pace, especially Benoot.
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3.41 pm – 39 km to the finish
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15 “of advantage for Pogacar. Belgium leads the group, made up of about forty units. Four Italians in the first fifteen positions.
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15.36 – 41 km to the finish
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Attack of Pogacar. 9 “ahead of the group pulled by Belgium. Nibali is there.
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15.35 – 42 km to the finish
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The climb of Cima Gallisterna has begun. Penultimate step. Pogacar at the head of the group. What a champion the Slovenian. Italians in the first positions.
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3.33 pm – 45 km to the finish
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Mechanical problem for Enrico Gasparotto. Today the Friulian runs with the Switzerland shirt.
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3.28 pm – 48 km to the finish
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Compact Italians. They are five in the top twenty-five positions. There is Vincenzo Nibali.
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15.25 – 50 km to the finish
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We are at the penultimate passage on the Mazzolano climb. Belgium in the lead to make the pace.
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3.17 pm – 55 km to the finish
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Re-enter Pogacar. It will be necessary to see if the effort will pay off in the next climb.
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3.12 pm – 57 km to the finish
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The eighth round begins, the penultimate. Technical problem for Pogacar. The Slovenian is forced to change bikes. Now the winner of the last Tour de France will have to take back the queue of the group all alone.
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15.09 – 60 km to the finish
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Extremely elongated group at the entrance to the Imola racetrack. Frenzied pace of France. After crossing the finish line, there will be two laps, the decisive ones.
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3.12 pm – 66 km to the finish
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The group had split in two parts under the impulse of France. A sign that Alaphilippe is fine. Italians who at first let themselves be surprised.
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15.00 – 69 km to the finish
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The escape resumed. Compact group. The race started.
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14.57 – 70 km to the finish
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France at the head of the group to do the forcing. Pogacar and Roglic also appear in the top positions. A few seconds more for the treads.
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14.52 – 72 km to the finish
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Now ahead is Spain. The captain is the “eternal” Alejandro Valverde. Forty years and fourteenth World Championship for the winner of the Innsbruck edition, in 2018.
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14.48 – 75 km to the finish
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Attack of the number 94, the Russian Kuznetsov, who escapes from the group and takes Arashiro back. Clouds threatening rain over the heads of the runners.
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2.39 pm – 80 km to the finish
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Switzerland in the lead to keep up the pace. we are in the third to last lap. On the next climbs the teams could start moving important pieces.
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14.28 – 86 km to the finish
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The two fugitives are in the circuit, they are about to complete the sixth of the nine planned laps. 25 “seconds on the first pursuer, the Japanese Arashiro, and less than 3 ‘on a group that is very fast. The breakaway is destined to end in a short time.
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2.20 pm – 95 km to the finish
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Slow but inexorable comeback of the group. Koch and Traeen have an advantage of less than 4 ‘. At 25 “, the Japanese Arashiro chases, alone.
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14.08 – 100 km to the finish
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The attempt of the two surviving fugitives continues. The group has raised the pace and will soon face the Gallisterna climb.
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13.57 – 108 km to the finish
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Among the fugitives, the German Koch and the Norwegian Traeen take advantage on the Mazzolano climb. The group gap unchanged.
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1.45 pm – 115 km to the finish
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Fifth passage of the fugitives under the finish line. Four laps to go. Advantage about 5’40 “. Great work by Dillier at the top of the group of favorites.
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1.30 pm – 125 km to the finish
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5’30 “the delay of the group. Fifth passage on the Gallisterna climb. The escape begins to lose units. Five remain, detached Grosu.
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1.20 pm – 130 km to the finish
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Advantage of the escape on 6 ‘. Among the leaders, the Austrian Marco Friedrich lost contact. In the lead remain Jonas Koch (Germany), Yukiya Arashiro (Japan), Eduard Grosu (Romania) and Ulises Castillo (Mexico), Torsten Traeen (Norway), Daniil Fominykh (Kazakhstan).
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1.10 pm – 137 km to the finish
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6’30 “the advantage of the breakaway over the group. Italy continues to run hidden. Azzurri in the belly of the group. We remember the composition of our national team: Vincenzo Nibali, Diego Ulissi, Damiano Caruso, Andrea Bagioli, Fausto Masnada, Giovanni Visconti, Alberto Bettiol, Gianluca Brambilla.
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1.00 pm – 142 km to the finish
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Fifth round started. We are close to halfway through the race. Always 7 ‘the advantage of the fugitives.
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12.50 pm – 150 km to the finish
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Poland, Switzerland, Slovenia and Belgium lead the pack. They try to keep the captains ahead. Meanwhile, the advantage of the fugitives has risen to almost 7 ‘.
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12.45 – 155 km to the finish
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The Dane desires, taken over by the group. It would have been an unrealistic attempt to recover alone over 6 ‘to the fugitives.
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12.42 – 156 km to the finish
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A Danish rider escapes from the group of favorites: it is number 5 Mikel Honore.
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12.37 – 158 km to the finish
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The lead of the seven men in command rises again. Group at 6’15 “.
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12.27 – 165 km to the finish
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Stationary phase of the race. Advantage of the escape of 5’30 “.
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12.17 pm – 170 km to the finish
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The group also passes under the finish line in the racetrack. Delay around 5 ‘. Fourth round started. As for the forfeit of Lutsenko, winner of a stage in the Tour de France, the Kazakh Cycling Federation has communicated the positivity of the rider to COVID-19.
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12.10 – 175 km to the finish
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The fugitives are in the racetrack, they are about to finish the third lap. There will be six more. Their advantage is 5 ‘.
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12.05 – 180 km to the finish
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In the group of favorites the teams begin to organize themselves. Another question concerns who made the best choice to get ready for the event: hold on after the Grande Boucle or compete in other races in view of the Corsa Rosa?
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11.58 am – 185 km to the finish
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The advantage of the seven treads falls again. Now the group is chasing at 5 ‘.
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Ore 11.54
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There is a lot of curiosity around the first and second classified of the last Tour de France. One wonders if Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic, who defend the colors of Slovenia, have recovered from the effort.
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11.48 am – 188 km to the finish
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After so many kilometers, the advantage of the fugitives falls below 6 ‘. Now the group has raised the pace. In addition to Switzerland, Denmark also took command of operations. Its captain is Jakob Fuglsang, another man to keep an eye on. For now, Italy runs hidden.
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11.38 am – 195 km to the finish
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Unchanged the advantage of the fugitives, which stabilized at 6’10 “. We remember the seven protagonists: Castillo (Mexico), Traeen (Norway), Friedrich (Austria), Koch (Germany), Fomynkh (Kazakhstan), Arashiro (Japan) , Grosu (Romania).
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11.31 am – 198 km to the finish
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The group also entered the racetrack. Switzerland pulls, led by Silvan Dillier. Recall that the Swiss boasts a prestigious second place in the Paris-Roubaix in 2018, behind Peter Sagan.
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11.25 am – 200 km to the finish
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The third lap for the fugitives began, just passing under the finish line located in the Imola racetrack. 6’20 “the advantage.
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11.20 am – 205 km to the finish
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Several men today can aspire to the rainbow jersey. Among them the Belgian Wout van Aert.
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11.15 am – 210 km to the finish
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Second step on the Gallisterna climb for the group. Grim slopes, up to 18%, and narrow road. In the crucial phases of the race, it will be necessary to run in front. 6’10 “the advantage of the fugitives.
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11.00 am – 215 km to the finish
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The gap between the leader and the group remained unchanged. Behind active Switzerland, team of one of the most anticipated men: Marc Hirschi. For the moment it is not raining on the race and the wind is not that strong.
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10.45 am – 225 km to the finish
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The fugitives are facing the Mazzolano climb for the second time. Advantage over the group of favorites increased to 6’30 “.
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10.35 am – 232 km to the finish
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The advantage of the fugitives increases, almost 5 ‘. These men are not scary and the group lets it go. Almost completed the first of nine scheduled laps.
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Ore 10.20
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Behrane (Eritrea), Arndt (Germany) and Lutsenko (Kazakhstan) did not start.
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10.15 am – 245 km to the finish
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Escape has started. There are seven of them: Castillo (MEX), Traeen (NOR), Friedrich (AUT), Koch (GER), Fomynkh (KAZ), Arashiro (JAP), Grosu (ROM). The advantage was immediately conspicuous: 3’35 “.
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9.56 am – 256 km to the finish
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The online trial of the men’s cycling world championship has started.
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The day is today. The 13th organized cycling World Cup in Italy is staged in Imola and the mission of the National team is to bring back to our country that title that has been missing since 2008, when Ballan triumphed in Varese. The mission is not impossible, but it is at the same time very difficult.
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THE RACE
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Departure (9.45 am) and arrival at the Imola racetrack, a 28.8 km circuit to be repeated 9 times, thus touching the total 260 km. The risk of rain has eased, there are 177 runners at the start and the route has two reference climbs, Mazzolano and Cima Gallisterna.
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I NOMI
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Here are the blues and the numbers: 17 Bagioli, 18 Bettiol, 19 Brambilla, 20 Caruso, 21 Masnada, 22 Nibali, 23 Ulissi, 24 Visconti. The favorites? Wout van Aert leads belgium and took silver in the time trial. Considering that in the second part he went faster than Ganna… it’s scary. Other names to follow: Alaphilippe, Fuglsang, Hirschi, Kwiatkowski, but of course also (above all) the Slovenian duo Pogacar-Roglic.
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27 September 2020 (change September 27, 2020 | 16:14)
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